ArmInfo. "I am deeply concerned about the increase in violence that we are witnessing along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and urge an immediate return to a ceasefire before we see new victims.
" This is stated in the statement of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Prime Minister and Minister for European and Foreign Affairs of Albania, Edi Rama, received in ArmInfo. E. Rama noted that the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and the Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk are in close contact with the parties and are trying to return the situation to stability. He emphasized that a direct communication channel was established between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan during their meeting in Vienna under the auspices of the Minsk Group co-chairs in March 2019. At the same time, the Chairman-in-Office expressed the hope that such mechanisms could be used to de-escalate the situation.
E. Rama expressed his condolences to the families and relatives of the victims and expressed concern about the wounded on both sides "We must do everything possible to reduce human losses and resume substantive negotiations as soon as possible," Rama said, emphasizing support for the Minsk process.